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2 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 3 Anderson, Hugh. REFERENCE BOOK TO AUSTRALIAN HISTORY PICTURES. Arranged and Edited by Hugh Anderson. First Edition; pp. xii, 132(last blank); 11 maps, 12 illusts., index; original cloth (a little marked); a very good copy. London; Macmillan & Co Ltd; 1960. #27953 A$30.00 4 Architecture: ARCHITECTURE. Books on engineering, industrial arts and sciences, garden design, theatres & festivals, travel, costume, furniture, ornament & decoration, sculpture, etc. The Property of Henry Sotheran Ltd. 4to; pp. 154(last blank); numerous illusts.; original stiff wrappers. London; Christie s; 1988. ***Listing 447 lots. #53780 A$20.00 5 Art and Australia: AUSTRALIAN PAINTERS. Art and Australia Calendar for 1968. 13 leaves; 13 col. plates; original spiral binding; a fine copy in original envelope. [Sydney]; Art and Australia [Ure Smith]; 1968. #18181 A$15.00 6 Art in Australia: AUSTRALIA BEAUTIFUL. The Home Easter Pictorial 1929. 4to; pp. [xii], 56, [4](adv.); 16 col. plates, numerous sepia illusts.; original illustrated wrappers (mildly soiled); a very good copy. Sydney; Art in Australia; 1929. ***Including colour plates by Elioth Gruner, J. J. Hilder, Hans Heysen, Hardy Wilson & others, and photographs by Harold Cazneaux, J. Kauffmann and others. #35635 A$50.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 3 7 Bauer, Ferdinand: THE AUSTRALIAN FLOWER PAINTINGS OF FERDINAND BAUER. [By] William T. Stearn. Introduction by Wilfred Blunt. Super impl. folio (630mm. x 445mm.); pp. [ii] (blank); [viii], 9-30, [2], [2](index), [2](blank); double-page map showing the routes of the Investigator, the Porpoise and the Cumberland, 25 superb col. plates from the original watercolours of Ferdinand Bauer each with accompanying leaf of descriptive text, each leaf containing also a sketch map showing the location of the specimens collected, bibliographies, index; hand-bound in quarter dark green morocco, hand-marbled papered sides, vellum-tipped corners; in canvas covered, hinged box; (the box externally very slightly marked, but the book itself in fine, clean condition as issued). London; The Basilisk Press; 1976. ***Edition limited to 500 numbered copies. These fine paintings, printed in up to ten colours, have never before been published. Ferdinand Bauer was botanical artist on the Investigator under the celebrated botanist Robert Brown during Matthew Flinders circumnavigation of Australia. Bauer is claimed by some to be the greatest botanical artist of all time. #5932 A$2600.00 8 Bazin, Germain. THE LOOM OF ART. 146 colour plates, 273 black and white illustrations, 23 line drawings. (Translated by Jonathan Griffin). Super roy. 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 328; very numerous col. & b/w. plates, notes, index; original buckram; a very good copy in worn d/w. London; Thames and Hudson; (1962). #20690 A$65.00

4 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 9 Bazin, Germain. THE BAROQUE. Principles, Styles, Modes, Themes. 418 colour and monochrome plates. (Translated from the French by Pat Wardroper). 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 372; very numerous col. & b/w. plates, Errata slip, bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. London; Thames and Hudson; (1968). #20432 A$65.00 10 Buday, George. THE HISTORY OF THE CHRISTMAS CARD. Pp. xxiv, 304; 16 illusts. on 8 col. plates, 201 illusts. on 68 b/w. plates, lists of Christmas Card publications, artists & designers, etc., index; original papered boards; a nice copy in worn d/w. London; Spring Books; (1965). #20133 A$75.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 5 11 [Clark, John Heaviside]. FIELD SPORTS, &c. &c. OF THE NATIVE INHABITANTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES. We have recently purchased half a dozen loose individual plates from this interesting work. We offer one of these original plates, matted ready for framing, together with our Limited Edition facsimile reprint at a special price, as follows: [Clark, John Heaviside]. ABORIGINAL LIFE IN OLD AUSTRALIA, being an enhanced Facsimile of Field Sports, &c. &c. of the Native Inhabitants of New South Wales; With Ten Plates. First published in 1814, and now faithfully reprinted by Edition Renard, Melbourne, 2003. 4to, Limited Facsimile Edition; pp. [60], including 10 fine coloured plates from the original hand-coloured aquatints, and 2 illustrations of the extremely rare original wrapper; finely bound in half emu and kangaroo leathers, with printed cloth sides; coloured and glazed edges, head- and tail-bands and marker ribbon. Melbourne; Edition Renard; 2003. ***Edition limited to 212 numbered copies, 200 for sale (including 75 Large Paper & Special copies). The text has been entirely reset in the recreated original types, faithfully matching the original edition. Included is an essay on the bibliography and publishing history of the work and interesting speculations on the text. This copy accompanied by an original handcoloured aquatint from one of the original editions circa 1813-20, matted and suitable for framing. #49507 A$650.00 12 Clark, Kenneth. LEONARDO DA VINCI. An Account of his Development as an Artist. The Ryerson Lectures delivered October and November 1936 at the School of Fine Arts Yale University New Haven, Connecticut. 4to, First Edition; pp. xii, 210; 68 plates, chronology, bibliog., index; original buckram (spine darkened & ends a little worn; some minor foxing & soiling; a review copy with unobtrusive perforating stamp at foot of last leaf ). Cambridge; at the University Press; 1939. #17111 A$35.00

6 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 13 Clark, Kenneth. THE NUDE. A Study of Ideal Art. Book Club Edition; pp. xxiv, 408; 298 illusts., refs., notes, index; original quarter buckram, with patterned papered sides; a nice copy in worn d/w. London; The Reprint Society; (1958). #22706 A$45.00 14 Cobb, David. THE MAKING OF A WAR ARTIST. David Cobb: the Falklands Paintings. Foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin KG, KCB, MVO, DSC. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 96(last blank); 2 endpaper maps, 16 col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts., appendix; a fine copy in d/w. (London); Conway Maritime Press; (1986). #19219 A$50.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 7 15 Cole, Michael; Edited by. International Rare Book Prices. THE ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE. Volume 1 [Volume 2]. 2 vols., First Edition; Vol. I, pp. viii, 246; Vol. II, pp. x, 244(last 3 blank); lists of contributing booksellers; original slick illustrated boards; a fine set. (London); R. R. Bowker (UK) Ltd.; (1987-88). ***A useful compilation from catalogue-publishing booksellers from around the world of thousands of books on the fine and applied arts and architecture, with brief but informative descriptions. #52330 A$45.00 16 Constable, W. G. THE PAINTER S WORKSHOP. Cr. 4to, First Edition, 2nd Impr.; pp. [ii], xiv, 148; frontis., 24 plates, refs., index; original cloth (a little marked); a very good copy. London; Geoffrey Cumberlege, Oxford University Press; (1955). ***A most useful book on the processes and materials used in painting, including a chapter on restoration and brief remarks on forgery. #17656 A$65.00 17 Cricket: A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES OF CRICKET BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA. Comprising five catalogues (plus one in duplicate) of material relating to Cricket including photographs, programs, trophies, clothing and other memorabilia, sculpture and other artwork, and books, as well as a few on Australian Football. 4to; pp. in total over 500; listing over 2500 lots, with numerous col. & b/w. illusts.; original stiff wrappers. Melbourne [& London]; Christie s; 1997-2006. ***Srikantan Ramamurthy Cricket Collection, Melbourne, August 17th, 1997; Cricket Memorabilia, Melbourne, 13 May 1998 [and] 27 June 1999; Books, Manuscripts, Cricket and Australian Football, Melbourne, 16-17 April 2000; and The Guy Curry Cricket Library, South Kensington, 4 May 2006. #53492 A$40.00

8 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 18 Crowe, J. A. and Cavalcaselle, G. B. A HISTORY OF PAINTING IN NORTH ITALY. Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Ferrara, Milan, Friuli, Brescia. From the Fourteenth to the Sixteenth Century. Edited by Tancred Borenius, Ph.D. In three volumes illustrated. 3 vols., Second Edition; Vol. I, pp. xii, 300; 75 plates, Vol. II, pp. x, 458; 73 plates, Vol. III, pp. x, 582; 59 plates, bibliog., index of artists, index of places; original cloth (a little flecked; some minor foxing), top edges gilt; a very good set. London; John Murray; 1912. #22044 A$125.00 19 Dean, Sonia; Editor. ART BULLETIN OF VICTORIA. Nos. 30 & 31. 2 vols., 4to; pp. 96(last blank); pp. [iv], 54, [2](blank); numerous col. & b/w. illusts., notes; original stiff wrappers; fine copies. (Melbourne); National Gallery of Victoria; 1989-90. ***Including two interesting articles on William Blake, and others on Louisa Anne Meredith/Georgiana McCrae, Lajamanu Aboriginal art, etc. #26847 A$25.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 9 20 Deutscher, Chris. DEUTSCHER FINE ART. A Selection of 19th & 20th Century Australian Art. Including Relief prints from the 1920s and 1930s; Robert Klippel: a major collection of sculpture and works on paper; Nicholas Nedelkopoulos: recent painting; Selected Aboriginal sculpture. 23 November - 8 December 1989. 4to; pp. [112](last blank); 144 col. illusts.; original wrappers; a fine copy. Melbourne; Deutscher Fine Art; 1989. ***List of prices loosely inserted. #52746 A$20.00 21 Diggins, Lauraine. THE AUSTRALIAN IMPRESSIONISTS. Their Origins & Influences. 4to; pp. [76](last 2 blank); 41 col. illusts., notes, bibliog.; original pictorial stiff wrappers. Melbourne; Lauraine Diggins Fine Arts; 1988. #52738 A$25.00

10 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 22 Dunbar, Diane. THOMAS BOCK. Convict Engraver, Society Portraitist. Exhibition and catalogue coordinated by Diane Dunbar, Curator of Fine Art, Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, Launceston. 4to, First Edition; pp. viii, 108(last blank); 16 col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts., 5 tables, chronology; original stiff colour-illustrated wrappers; a fine copy. Launceston; Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery; [1991]. ***An important catalogue with much interesting information on Bock s painting methods, his daguerrotypes, conservation, etc. #45029 A$75.00 23 Eccles, Lord. ON COLLECTING. First Edition, 2nd Impr.; pp. viii, 136; 8 plates, 2 appendices, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (London); Longmans; (1969). ***Mostly on books and art, and on the philosophy of collecting, with a chapter on women collectors. First published in 1968. #51787 A$30.00 24 Edwards, Ralph. EARLY CONVERSATION PICTURES from the Middle Ages to about 1730. A Study in Origins. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 176; 64 plates (with 95 illusts.), notes, index; original cloth; a very good copy. London; Country Life Limited; (1954). #22503 A$25.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 11 25 Eichenberg, Fritz. THE ART OF THE PRINT. Masterpieces, History, Techniques. Thick med. 4to, First Edition; pp. 612(last blank); 64 col. plates, 654 b/w. illusts., glossary, bibliog., index; original buckram; a fine copy in d/w. London; Thames and Hudson; (1976). #18172 A$145.00 26 Felton, Alfred: ALFRED FELTON and HIS ART BENEFACTIONS. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [28](last 2 blank); col. frontis., 6 full-page b/w. plates; original wrappers; scarce. Melbourne; Printed for the Trustees of the Public Library, Museums and National Gallery of Victoria; 1936. #52335 A$65.00 27 Finch, Roger. THE SHIP PAINTERS. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 136; 18 col. & 129 b/w. illusts., biographical notes on individual ship-portraitists, glossary, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. Lavenham, Suffolk; Terence Dalton Limited; 1975. #48368 A$75.00 28 Furst, Herbert. PORTRAIT PAINTING. Its Nature and Function. Illustrated with 166 reproductions of portraits. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xx, 156(last blank); 49 plates, index; original cloth; top edge dyed, others uncut; (some foxing); a very good copy in torn d/w. London; John Lane The Bodley Head Limited; (1927). #22425 A$45.00

12 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books ACCOMPANIED BY A SPECIAL PRINT 29 Ganf, Rosemary Woodford; Illustrations by. MARSUPIALS OF AUSTRALIA. 2 vols., super roy. folio, First Editions. Volume 1: Possums, the Koala and Wombats. Text by Meredith J. Smith. Foreword by J. H. Calaby. Pp. 202, [2](blank); 24 col. & 4 tinted plates. Volume 2: Carnivorous Marsupials and Bandicoots. Text by Heather J. Aslin. Foreword by J. H. Calaby. Pp. 292; 48 col. plates.; glossary, refs. & Systematic List of Species to each volume; original full canvas, with decorative blind-stamped leather panel with gilt edge, inlaid on front covers, & with similar title panel on spines; a fine set, as issued. Melbourne; Lansdowne Editions; (1980-1987. ***Editions limited to 1000 numbered copies, signed by the authors and artist. This set is accompanied by a special signed and numbered print of the Greater Bilby which was issued only to the first original purchasers of Volume II. The third and final volume may be obtained to order. #21856 A$1750.00 30 Germaine, Max. ARTISTS AND GALLERIES OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. Thick super roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [x], 646; 63 col. illusts. (mainly half- & full-page); addendum, list of abbreviations; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. Sydney; Lansdowne Editions; (1979). #41747 A$85.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 13 31 Goldscheider, Ludwig. FIVE HUNDRED SELF-PORTRAITS. Chosen, Edited and Introduced by Ludwig Goldscheider. Translated by J. Byam Shaw. Impl. 8vo, First English Edition; pp. 528(last blank); 7 mounted col. plates, very numerous b/w. illusts., bibliog., sources; original cloth (rear board bubbled); a very good copy in worn d/w. Vienna [&] London; Phaidon Press, George Allen & Unwin Ltd; MCMXXXXVII (1937). #19862 A$35.00 32 Gwynne-Jones, Allan. INTRODUCTION TO STILL-LIFE. First Edition; pp. xx, 72, [138] (plates); 68 plates; original cloth; a very good copy in repaired d/w. London; Staples Press; (1954). #22499 A$20.00

14 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 33 Hansler, Dr. Rolf. MASTER DRAWINGS. Edited and Selected by J. E. Schuler. Text by Dr. Rolf Hansler. Translated from the German by Gillian Brydone. Super roy. 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 236; 112 plates (7 mounted, many col.); original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. London; Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.; (1963). #22480 A$50.00 34 Haskell, Francis. PATRONS AND PAINTERS. A Study in the Relations Between Italian Art and Society in the Age of the Baroque. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. xx, 456(last 2 blank); 64 plates, 7 appendices, bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in torn d/w. London; Chatto & Windus; 1963. #22500 A$75.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 15 35 Haskell, Francis and Penny, Nicholas. TASTE AND THE ANTIQUE. The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500-1900. 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 376; 180 illusts., appendix, extensive bibliog., index; original cloth; a fine copy in d/w. New Haven and London; Yale University Press; 1981. #19783 A$50.00 36 Hayter, S. W. ABOUT PRINTS. Roy. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 176; 65 plates (8 col.), several figs., bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Oxford University Press; 1962. ***An excellent and original contribution to the subject - a valuable reference work. #41922 A$100.00 37 Haywood, Ian. FAKING IT. Art and the Politics of Forgery. First Edition; pp. [vi], 154; bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. (Brighton, Sussex); The Harvester Press; (1987). ***Including a chapter on literary forgery. #38621 A$45.00 38 Hillier, Bevis. POSTERS. Cr. 4to; pp. 296; very numerous illusts. (incl. 40 pp. in colour), bibliog., index; original papered boards (a little foxing at start); a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Spring Books; (1974). #47180 A$45.00

16 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 39 Hutter, Heribert. DRAWING. History and Technique. 16 hand-mounted colour plates, 57 photogravure plates, 22 line illustrations. (Translated from the German Die Handszeichnung by D. J. S. Thomson). 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 152; 16 mounted col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts., bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. London; Thames and Hudson; (1966). #19658 A$50.00 40 Ingram, Terry. A QUESTION OF POLISH. The Antique Market in Australia. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 192; 12 col. & 12 b/w. plates, notes, index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. Sydney; Collins; (1979). #54581 A$50.00 41 (Jean-Richard, Pierette). GRAVEURS EN TAILLE-DOUCE DES ANCIENS PAYS-BAS 1430/1440-1555 dans la Collection Edmond de Rothschild. 4to, First Edition; pp. 176; 6 col. plates, 104 b/w. illusts., index of artists, index of titles, bibliog., list of exhibitions, annotated index of technical terms; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. (Paris); Reunion des Musees Nationaux; (1997). ***An attractive and well illustrated and annotated catalogue of a fine exhibition. #19482 A$25.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 17 42 Johnson, Helen; Editor. ANTIPODES ANTIQUES AND FINE ART. Number 1. 4to; pp. 112; numerous col. illusts.; original pictorial wrappers; a fine copy. Balwyn, Victoria; Antipodes Publications; 1997. ***Including an article on Charles Rasp & the Model of the Broken Hill Mine and others. #52704 A$15.00 43 Joppien, Rudiger & Smith, Bernard. THE ART OF CAPTAIN COOK S VOYAGES. Volume I: The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. [xvi], 248(last blank); several hundred illusts. in col. & b/w.; bibliog.; index; original papered boards; a fine copy in slightly worn d/w. Melbourne; Oxford University Press; (1985). ***A substantial and important work - many of the illustrations are previously unpublished. #41253 A$250.00

18 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 44 Kelley, Austin P.; and the Staff of Sotheby Parke Bernet. THE ANATOMY OF ANTIQUES. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. 192; 19 illusts. on 16 col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts., Errata slip loosely inserted; original cloth; a nice copy in d/w. (London); Nelson; (1974). #22182 A$35.00 45 Kepes, Gyorgy; Editor. THE MAN-MADE OBJECT. 4to, First U.K. Edition; pp. [vi], 234; very numerous illusts., biographical notes on authors; original papered boards; a very good copy in d/w. London; Studio Vista; (1966). ***Vision + Value Series. #17976 A$60.00 46 Koschatzky, Walter. WATERCOLOUR. History and Technique. 24 colour plates, 32 monochrome plates. (Translated from the German Das Aquarell by Mary Whittall). 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 128; 24 col. plates, 32 b/w. illusts., glossary, bibliog., index; original cloth; a nice copy. London; Thames and Hudson; (1970). #19674 A$35.00 47 Krenn, Peter and Karcheski, Walter, Jr. IMPERIAL AUSTRIA. Treasures of Art, Arms & Armour from the State of Styria. Coordinated by Katherine S. Howe. 4to, First Edition; pp. xviii, 134; numerous col. & b/w. illusts., glossary, index; original stiff wrappers (inscription on half-title); a nice copy. [Sydney]; Art Exhibitions Australia Limited; (1999). #21435 A$10.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 19 48 Lindsay, Jack. WILLIAM MORRIS: His Life and Work. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xii, 432, [4] (blank); 16 plates, notes, bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. London; Constable; (1975). #23840 A$85.00 49 MacLeish, Kenneth. LEONARDO DA VINCI. A Man for all Ages. Photographs by James L. Amos. Roy. 8vo; pp. 296-329; numerous col. illusts.; contained in The National Geographic Magazine, Washington, September, 1977, complete in original wrappers. Washington; National Geographic Society; 1977. #10282 A$18.00 50 Maguire, R. J.; Editor. HEMISPHERE. Asian-Australian Viewpoints and Ideas. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. [x], 306(last blank); several illusts.; a fine copy in d/w. Melbourne; F. W. Cheshire; (1964). ***Interesting essays on language, literature, history, art, architecture and sociology. #11046 A$25.00 51 Malraux, Andre. THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE GODS. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. Cr. 4to, First Edition in English; pp. [xii], 402; very numerous illusts. (31 col., 8 sepia, 4 folding); original cloth; (one of the folding plates separated at fold without loss); a very good copy in d/w. London; Secker and Warburg; 1960. #22694 A$50.00

20 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 52 Malraux, Andre. L INTEMPOREL. La Metamorphose des Dieux. 4to, First Edition; pp. [vi], 434(last blank); 187 col. & b/w. illusts.; original cloth; a fine copy in d/w. N.P. [Paris]; Gallimard; [1977]. #15224 A$50.00 53 Maryon, Herbert. MODERN SCULPTURE. Its Methods and Ideals. With 354 illustrations. 4to, First Edition; pp. xx, 260; 180 fine plates, 17 text illusts., general index & index to illustrations; original cloth (a little faded & flecked); a very good copy. London; Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.; 1933. #21199 A$65.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 21 54 Michel, Emile. GREAT MASTERS OF LANDSCAPE PAINTING. From the French. With One Hundred and Seventy Reproductions and Forty Photogravure Plates.; 4to, First Edition in English; pp. xvi, 432; 40 fine photogravure plates, 214 illusts. in text, index; original cloth, gilt; top edge gilt, others uncut; a very good copy. London; William Heinemann; MCMX [1910]. ***Covering Italian, Flemish, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, English and Modern Schools. #19469 A$65.00 55 Mostyn-Owen, William. BIBLIOGRAFIA DI BERNARD BERENSON. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [iv], 78; 4 mounted plates; original stiff paper wrappers, with yapped fore-edges, printed title-label on front wrapper; a fine copy. Milano; Electa Editrice; [1955]. ***Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies. Text in Italian. #13751 A$75.00

22 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 56 Mountford, Charles P. THE FIRST SUNRISE. Australian Aboriginal Myths in Paintings by Ainslie Roberts with text by Charles P. Mountford. Line illustrations by Ainslie Roberts. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 80(last blank); 32 col. plates, 33 b/w. illusts.; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. Adelaide; Rigby; (1971). ***The third Dreamtime book. #51247 A$45.00 57 Musper, H. Th. DER HOLZSCHNITT IN FUNF JAHRHUNDERTEN. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 400; 8 mounted col. plates, very numerous b/w. illusts., bibliog., index; original cloth; a very good copy in d/w. Stuttgart; W. Kohlhammer Verlag; (1964). ***Text in German. #20982 A$60.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 23 58 Nan Kivell, Rex & Spence, Sydney. PORTRAITS OF THE FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS. Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific 1492-1970. Demy folio, First Edition; pp. [iv](frontis. & decorative title, both coloured), 332; 61 col. & 295 b/w. illusts. (incl. many full-page of both); entries alphabetically arranged; a fine copy in original imitation vellum. London; Rex Nan Kivell and Sydney Spence; [1974]. #22051 A$195.00 59 Newton, Eric. THE ROMANTIC REBELLION. First Edition; pp. 224; 51 illusts., index; original papered boards; a nice copy in d/w. (London); Longmans; (1962). #22600 A$20.00 60 Nobili, Riccardo. THE GENTLE ART OF FAKING. A History of the Methods of Producing Imitations & Spurious Works of Art from the Earliest Times up to the Present Day. First Edition; pp. 318, [2](blank); title-page in red & black, 16 plates, Erratum slip, index; original quarter cloth, paper title-label on spine and a duplicate tipped in at rear; (moderate foxing throughout); a very good copy. London; Seeley Service & Co. Ltd.; 1922. #40238 A$95.00

24 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 61 Nodrum, Charles. MODERN AUSTRALIAN PAINTINGS. 1991 Tuesday 4 June - Saturday 29 June. 4to; pp. [42]; 38 paintings illustrated (several in colour); price list loosely inserted; original stiff wrappers. Melbourne, Charles Nodrum Gallery, 1991. #22363 A$10.00 THE ARTWORK FROM FLINDERS VOYAGE AROUND AUSTRALIA 62 Perry, T. M. and Simpson, Donald H.; Editors. DRAWINGS BY WILLIAM WESTALL, Landscape Artist on board H.M.S. Investigator during the circumnavigation of Australia by Captain Matthew Flinders, R.N., in 1801-1803. Super roy. folio, First Edition; pp. viii, 72; portrait frontis. (Westall), facsimile signature, portrait of Flinders, large folding map (in pocket) & 8 other maps (1 folding), 153 plates (mostly half-page & full-page, incl. 4 in colour); original blue cloth (a little faded & marked as now usual; slight foxing of first few leaves); a fine copy; scarce. London; The Royal Commonwealth Society; 1962. ***A beautifully produced work, with attractive letterpress and fine plates, some printed by collotype. The edition was of 1000 copies. The text includes an essay on The Charting of Australia by Flinders, by R. A. Skelton and another by Bernard Smith on Westall s drawings, as well as essays by the editors, an annotated catalogue of drawings, and a list of books containing plates by or after Westall. The original drawings reproduced in the book are now in the National Library of Australia, Canberra. #5811 A$550.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 25 63 Piper, David. THE ENGLISH FACE. With 145 illustrations in photogravure. First Edition; pp. 352; 145 illusts., 2 figs., bibliog., refs., index; original cloth (slightly soiled); a very good copy in torn d/w. (London); Thames and Hudson; (1957). #22626 A$20.00 64 Poortenaar, Jan. THE TECHNIQUE OF PRINTS AND ART REPRODUCTION PROCESSES. A study of technical processes with 45 specimens and 90 illustrations. With a Preface by Campbell Dodgson. Med. 8vo, First Edition; pp. xvi, 174, [10](adv., last 3 blank); 22 coloured or partly-coloured plates (1 folding, 1 mounted) plus 23 monochrome plates and 90 text figs. (several full-page), index; original cloth backed pictorial papered boards (edges lightly worn); top edge dyed red; a very good copy; scarce. London; John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd.; (1933). ***A marvellous book, with actual specimens of all the many printing processes discussed. #45630 A$175.00 65 Praz, Mario. CONVERSATION PIECES. A Survey of the Informal Group Portrait in Europe and America. Super roy. 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 288; 380 illusts. (30 col.), index; original canvas; a fine copy in very slightly torn d/w. University Park & London; The Pennsylvania State University Press; (1971). #22025 A$45.00

26 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 66 Relouge, E. E.; Editor. MASTERPIECES OF FIGURE PAINTING. 100 plates in color. Introduction by Bodo Cichy. Super roy. 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 264; 100 mounted col. plates (4 folding); original canvas; a nice copy in d/w. New York; A Studio Book, The Viking Press; (1959). ***Studies of the female nude. #22181 A$50.00 67 Renard, Julien. A MAJOR COLLECTION OF RARE AUSTRALIANA, PACIFIC VOYAGES AND OTHER BOOKS. To be sold at Auction by Leonard Joel. 29th, 30th and 31st August, 1988. Roy. 8vo (approx.); pp. xvi, 224; 8 full-page col. plates, 22 b/w. illusts. (mostly full-page), explanatory notes, table of book sizes, supplementary index, references; list of prices realised loosely inserted; stiff wrappers. Collingwood; Gaston Renard; 1988. ***921 lots including many great rarities and major & important works. All items are fully described, with detailed bibliographical notes and explanatory footnotes. In addition to the many items of rare Australiana and Pacific Voyages, there are sections of Australian Art Exhibition Catalogues, Australian Designer Bindings, Australian Art Photographs; and many books on Australian Art. This was the most important book auction to be held in Australia since the landmark sale of the F. G. Coles collection in 1965, and realised a total just over 2.4 million dollars, tripling the previous record, and many new records were set for individual items. #22160 A$85.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 27 68 Renard, Julien. MAJOR COLLECTIONS OF ANTARCTICA, AUSTRALIAN EXPLORATIONS and General Australiana, AUSTRALIAN ART REFERENCE, Illustrated Books, and Literature including Children s Books. To be sold at Auction by Leonard Joel, 15th, 16th and 17th November, 1994. 3 vols., super roy. 8vo; Vol. I, Antarctica, pp. x, 246; Vol. II, Australian Exploration, pp. xviii, 118; Vol. III, Australian Art and Literature, pp. xii, 148; numerous illusts.; orig. wrappers. Collingwood; Gaston Renard; 1994. ***With lists of prices realised to each volume. A huge auction totalling 3757 lots, all carefully described, with informative footnotes - a valuable reference. #45048 A$110.00 69 Reynolds, Graham. TWENTIETH CENTURY DRAWINGS. Edited, with an introduction and notes by the artists. 4to, First Edition; pp. [xii], 44; 4 mounted col. plates, 64 b/w. plates, index; original cloth (a little marked); a very good copy in ragged d/w. London; Pleiades Books; MCMXLVI (1946). #21731 A$20.00 70 Robinson, B. W. KUNIYOSHI. 4to, First Edition; pp. xvi, 72(last blank); col. frontis., 98 b/w. plates, 11 full-page illustrated tables of the censors seals & the series-titles & sub-titles, the artist s publishers, etc.; notes, 3 appendices, chronology, glossary, index; original cloth; a fine copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Her Majesty s Stationery Office [for] Victoria and Albert Museum; 1961. #20347 A$135.00

28 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 71 Roe, F. Gordon. THE NUDE. From Cranach to Etty and Beyond. With a foreword by H. Granville Fell. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 120; 56 attractive sepia plates, appendix, bibliog., index; original buckram, fore and lower edges uncut; a very good copy. Leigh-on-Sea, Essex; F. Lewis, Publishers, Limited; (1944). ***Edition limited to 500 numbered copies printed by letterpress on high quality laid paper. #22537 A$110.00 72 Roger-Marx, Claude. GRAPHIC ART OF THE 19TH CENTURY. (Translated from the French by E. M. Gwyer. First Edition in English; pp. 256(last 2 blank); numerous illusts. (14 col.), index; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. London; Thames and Hudson; (1962). #22498 A$30.00 73 Rosenblum, Alec A. HISTORY AND ART IN PACIFIC STAMPS. A manuscript article on 14 leaves, so titled, by Alec A. Rosenblum, OBE, BSc. (Author of The Stamps of the Commonwealth of Australia, The Stamps of Tonga, The Stamps of Papua, etc.). F cap folio, 14 leaves; written (by Rosenblum) in a small but legible hand; corners a little dog-eared, but in very good condition. [Melbourne (?); Alec A. Rosenblum; N.D. c. 1950]. ***Written for Charles Barrett s book - The Pacific, Ocean of Islands - but never used. #64200 A$75.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 29 74 Ross, Alan. COLOURS OF WAR. War Art 1939-45. With a Foreword by Kenneth Clark. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. 192; 16 col. plates, numerous b/w. illusts., bibliog., index; original papered boards; a fine copy in d/w. London; Jonathan Cape; (1983). #19787 A$35.00 75 [Simpson, Colin]. AUSTRALIAN IMAGE. Published as a Tribute to James P. Beveridge, O.B.E. (1881-1954). [Landscapes by Australian painters with text by Colin Simpson]. Demy 4to, 2nd Impr.; pp. [ii], 30; 49 col. illusts.; (2 pp. slightly discoloured); original cloth; a very good copy in d/w. [Sydney; The Legend Press]; MCMLIX [1959]. #64422 A$20.00

30 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 76 Smith, Bernard & Wheeler, Alwyne; Editors. THE ART OF THE FIRST FLEET and other early Australian drawings. Roy. 4to, First U.S. Edition; pp. 256; over 240 illusts. (some full-page & many coloured), 4 appendices, notes, bibliog., index; a fine copy in full cloth and d/w. New Haven and London; Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, in association with the Australian Academy of the Humanities and the British Museum (Natural History); 1988. ***Printed in Melbourne, and identical to the first (Australian) edition. The illustrations include over 70 of the aborigines, over 90 topographical views and original sketch charts etc., over 70 natural history subjects (including some superb col. illustrations of birds) and a number of other illustrations of historical interest. A large proportion of the illustrations have never before been published. Expert commentary on the illustrations of aborigines is by R. J. Lampert; on the maps and topographical drawings by T. M. Perry; on the social history and depiction of the early settlement by Alan Frost; on the natural history and scientific knowledge by J. H. Calaby; and on the artwork and its historical context by Bernard Smith. The book provides for the first time a comprehensive visual supplement to the First Fleet journals of Governor Phillip, Surgeon John White, Captain Watkin Tench, Captain John Hunter and Judge-Advocate David Collins. #43399 A$375.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 31 77 Sotheby s: 214TH SEASON 1957-1958. Cr. 4to; pp. [36], incl. 2 col. & 30 b/w. plates; original wrappers. [London]; Sotheby s; 1958. ***A review of the season including the De Lisle Hours, important art works and antiques and books with coloured illustrations by William Blake. #59156 A$20.00 78 Stevens, J. M. WITH PEN AND PENCIL IN SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND. With Sketches by The Pencil Man J. H. Hart. Introduction by Heber A. Longman, F.L.S., C.M.Z.S., Director Queensland Museum. First Edition; pp. 54, [2](blank); photographic frontis., several text illusts.; original wrappers (margins silverfished, internally fine apart from a little foxing); a very good copy; scarce. Brisbane; Barker s Book Stores; 1929. ***Interesting observations of wildlife in Queensland. #52334 A$35.00 79 Strutt, William. VICTORIA THE GOLDEN. Scenes, Sketches and Jottings From Nature. With A Narrative By Marjorie Tipping. Oblong super roy. folio, First Edition; pp. [iv], 84(last blank); 100 sketches (mostly col.), appendix, bibliog., index; original cloth; a fine copy in original clear plastic d/w. (Melbourne); Library Committee, Parliament of Victoria; 1980. #7311 A$145.00

32 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 80 Suares, Guy. ANDRE MALRAUX. Past. Present. Future. Conversations with Guy Suares. Impl. 4to, First Edition in English; pp. 196; numerous illusts., bibliog.; original cloth; a very good copy in slightly torn d/w. London; Thames and Hudson; (1974). #21185 A$25.00 81 Tapie, Victor-L. THE AGE OF GRANDEUR. Baroque Art and Architecture. Translated from the French by A. Ross Williamson. Roy. 8vo, First U.S. Edition in English; pp. [xviii], 306(last blank); 8 col. plates, 195 illusts. on 128 b/w. plates, notes, bibliog., index; original cloth; a very good copy in d/w. New York; Grove Press, Inc.; (1960). ***Printed in Britain and identical to the U.K. issue. #20312 A$45.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 33 82 Thomas, Daniel. DAVID STRACHAN, 1919-1970. With a catalogue of the etchings by Nicholas Draffin. 4to, First Edition; pp. 56; 63 illusts., bibliog., list of exhibitions, etc.; original col. pictorial wrappers; a very good copy. Sydney; Published by the Trustees Art Gallery of New South Wales; 1973. ***Catalogue of the memorial exhibition with biographical and artistic details. #48148 A$30.00 83 van Sommers, Tess. CEDRIC EMANUEL S PARRAMATTA SKETCHBOOK. Small oblong 4to, First Edition; pp. 64; 49 illusts.; a fine copy in d/w. (Adelaide); Rigby; (1977). #36907 A$25.00

34 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 84 Venturi, A. LA MADONE. Representations de La Vierge dans l Art Italien. Traduit de l italien. Med. 4to, First Edition in French; pp. x, 444; 16 plates, 402 illusts. in text, index; original stiff wrappers (rebacked); uncut; a very good copy. Paris; Gaultier, Magnier et Cie; N.D. [c. 1900]. ***A very comprehensive and wellillustrated work. #20725 A$50.00 85 Wechsler, Herman J. GREAT PRINTS & PRINTMAKERS. Super roy. 4to, First Edition; pp. 244; 100 plates (16 col. of which 13 mounted), bibliog.; original cloth; a very good copy in worn d/w. London; Thames and Hudson; (1967). #22482 A$50.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 35 86 Whitehead, P. J. P. FORTY DRAWINGS OF FISHES made by the Artists who accompanied Captain James Cook on his Three Voyages to the Pacific, 1768-71, 1771-75, 1776-80, some being used by Authors in the Description of New Species. Text by P. J. P. Whitehead. Demy folio, First Edition; pp. xxviii (Introductory text, refs., etc.), [72], xxix-xxxii (index of scientific names); frontis. of 7 portraits (Cook, Banks, Solander, Sydney Parkinson, J. R. & Georg Forster and John Webber), facsimiles of signatures, etc., 27 col. & 9 b/w. plates illustrating 40 drawings, index of scientific names; original buckram, gilt; (some foxing); a very good copy in slightly torn d/w. London; British Museum (Natural History); 1968. ***Beddie 553. Only 750 copies were printed. A few of the drawings are by Forster, Buchan and Sporing, but the great bulk of them are by Sydney Parkinson, the draughtsman who died at Batavia on the return of the Endeavour (First) Voyage. A most attractive publication, finely printed, with striking typography to complement the fine illustrations. #21898 A$375.00 87 Wilkinson, Leslie: CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION OF WATER-COLOUR, PEN AND INK, AND PENCIL DRAWINGS 1904-1906. By Leslie Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor and a Former Dean of the Faculty of Architecture in the University of Sydney. Cr. 4to, First Edition; pp. [8]; 2 illusts.; original wrappers. Sydney; The University of Sydney, War Memorial Gallery of Fine Arts; 1973. #38606 A$20.00

36 Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 88 Wilson, Edward A. THE BOOK OF EDWARD A. WILSON. A Survey of His Work 1916-1948. Edited by Norman Kent with a Foreword by Thomas Craven. Med. 4to, First Edition; pp. xxii, 108, [2] (blank); mounted portrait frontis., 64 col. & 36 b/w. plates, a few other illusts., bibliog.; original quarter cloth; a very good copy in slightly worn d/w. New York; The Heritage Press; 1948. ***An attractive book showcasing the work of one of America s foremost illustrators. #19042 A$125.00 89 Women s Art Forum: WOMEN S ART FORUM ANNUAL 1981. 4to; pp. 60; several illusts.; original wrappers. (Melbourne); Women s Art Forum; 1981. #64411 A$10.00

Gaston Renard Fine and Rare Books 37 90 Yu-Chee Chong Fine Art: VOYAGES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. Paintings, Drawings & Aquatints 1750-1930. Square 4to; pp. [46]; 12 col. & 21 b/w. illusts.; original stiff wrappers; a fine copy. London; Yu-Chee Chong Fine Art; [1993]. ***Topographic, anthropological and natural history subjects, including a fine drawing of the Emu. #30796 A$35.00

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